Australian sheep suffer from three main groups of parasites: worms, flies and lice. These parasites are also the three most economically important sheep health problems nationally.
Three major information web sites have been developed to assist sheep producers to limit the effects of these parasites. The Sheep CRC and its partner organizations have developed FlyBoss.
WormBoss and LiceBoss were developed by Australian Wool Innovation and the Sheep CRC will be developing a new WormBoss website in the near future. The following pages have links to related web sites plus other information on these parasites.
To visit these websites click on the headings below or choose from the tabs at the bottom of the page to find more detailed information.
Controlling worms is the number one animal health issue for most sheep producers in Australia, cost ing more than $350 million annually in deaths, lost production, prevention and treatment costs. With this in mind it is important that producers can easily find all the information they need in one place. That source is WormBoss.
Flystrike is a major risk and disease for Australian sheep, costing $280 million annually in treatment costs and lost production associated with flystrike.
FlyBoss was created by the Sheep CRC to provide the latest information to reduce the risk of both breech and body strike through management and breeding approaches, as well as information on treatment of flystrike outbreaks.
LiceBoss is a decision support system which can help woolgrowers control lice more effectively, minimise pesticide residues and reduce the cost of lice control. Lice cost Australian woolgrowers more than $120 million annually. They reduce fleece weight and downgrade wool quality.
This Conference combined world class science with its practical application.
This Conference combined world class science with its practical application.
This Conference combined world class science with its practical application.
Sheep CRC Practical Wisdom Notes is a series of technical notes to assist sheep producers to make sound decisions about technology and practices and then to have the know-how to implement their decisions.
Sheep CRC Practical Wisdom Notes is a series of technical notes to assist sheep producers to make sound decisions about technology and practices and then to have the know-how to implement their decisions.
While a wetter than average summer in South Australia has raised the prospects of flystrike problems for many graziers, Phil and Ann Hammat are confident their flock will come through unscathed. The Hammats, of Baderloo Poll Merinos, Spalding, have been selecting for a plain body type and proactively applying preventative chemical treatments since they ceased mulesing in 2004. Their flock of 900 stud Poll Merino ewes and 350...
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/better-breeding-delivers-against-flystrike-sa-case-study-24-01-2012.php
Queensland and northern NSW sheep graziers will receive timely advice on tackling flystrike ahead of the wet season at an upcoming workshop to be held in Bollon, Qld. The summer rainfall period traditionally triggers the arrival of flies in their millions, which can pose a health risk for sheep. The Flystrike Prevention Workshop will be conducted by the Sheep Cooperative Research Centre (Sheep CRC) and the SRS Group, with the...
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/bollon-flystrike-workshop-to-prepare-sheep-for-wet-season-ahead-30-08-2011.php
Worms can cost sheep producers thousands of dollars each year in lost production, but a new series of WormBoss Worm Control Workshops are about to commence to help producers improve the effectiveness of their worm control practices. A national roll out of the WormBoss Worm Control Workshops will commence in the NSW New England region in September at Guyra, Uralla and Deepwater.
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/new-wormboss-worm-control-workshops-to-cut-sheep-costs-10-08-2011.php
Queensland sheep graziers will receive timely advice on tackling flystrike ahead of the wet season at an upcoming workshop to be held in Muttaburra. The summer rainfall period traditionally triggers the arrival of flies in their millions, which can pose a health risk for sheep. The Flystrike Prevention Workshop will be conducted by the Sheep Cooperative Research Centre (Sheep CRC) and the SRS Group, with the support of the...
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/flystrike-workshops-to-prepare-sheep-for-queensland-wet-08-08-2011.php
The Sheep CRC and SRS® Group will be holding a Flystrike Prevention Workshop at Baderloo, Spalding next Tuesday 9 August starting at 9am as part of the Making More from Sheep program. Each year, treatment costs and lost production associated with flystrike of sheep costs the industry an estimated $280 million. The workshop, which will be hosted by Phil and Ann Hammat at the shearing shed at “Wrattonbully”, will provide...
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/spalding-workshop-aimed-at-reducing-fystrike-02-08-2011.php
New research has found producer costs for drenching and sheep worm control have been previously underestimated, prompting a call to overhaul management practices. A 3 year Sheep CRC funded project carried out by Postgraduate researcher Gareth Kelly estimated that worms on farms with typical poor worm control practices in summer rainfall areas were costing farmers $11 per breeding ewe based on 2010 valuations.
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/worm-control-options-costed-05-07-2011.php
Worm control specialists are now receiving reports of extremely high, even dangerous, internal parasite levels in sheep from Tasmania and South Australia through to Western Queensland. Arthur Le Feuvre, manager of the industry’s web-based worm management resource-centre, WormBoss, says the outbreak is a direct consequence of the abnormal seasonal conditions across eastern Australia.
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http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/information/news/eastern-australia-sheep-worm-outbreak-08-02-2011.php
The Sheep CRC, AWI, MLA, Sheep Genetics and the State Departments of Primary Industry (I & I NSW, DAFWA, DEEDI Qld, TIAR (Tas), Rural Solutions SA and DPI Vic) have jointly developed the one stop shop for Flystrike Management. Flystrike and Lice Management workshops will be held at locaions around Australia and will provide information for sheep producers on an integrated approach to managing breech strike and body strike. Participants will learn how to pick the sheep flies love; which chemicals work for flies and lice; and how to prepare your management and breeding plan to prevent flies and lice.
The WormBoss workshop is a small-group, activity-based workshop for sheep producers across Australia, to improve their ability to effectively control sheep worms. The focus is on practices a sheep producer can do to control worms on their property, with the minimum of academic theory. The workshop is tailored to cover all aspects of worm control relevant to the region in which it is delivered. This typically includes: The effects of worms; Preparing low worm-risk paddocks; Breeding for worm resistance; Worm testing; When to drench and Managing drench resistance.
